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Signed-off-by: Alex A. Naanou <alex.nanou@gmail.com>
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@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ book/
├── block.tex . . . . . . . . . . . . . Block skeletal layout. ├── block.tex . . . . . . . . . . . . . Block skeletal layout.
│ This usually includes the titles, │ This usually includes the titles,
│ technical pages and sources the │ technical pages and sources the
│ ./block-pages.tex. │ ./block-spreads.tex.
├── block-pages.tex . . . . . . . . . . The generated block content. ├── block-spreads.tex . . . . . . . . . The generated block content.
├── cover.tex . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cover layout. ├── cover.tex . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cover layout.
├── jacket.tex . . . . . . . . . . . . Dust jacket layout. ├── jacket.tex . . . . . . . . . . . . Dust jacket layout.
└── ... └── ...
@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ For a live example see: ../examples/book -->
Generate the block: Generate the block:
```shell ```shell
$ make-spreads.sh ./pages > block-pages.tex $ make-spreads.sh ./spreads > block-spreads.tex
``` ```
Note that `make-spreads.sh` does not force a specific layout outside of Note that `make-spreads.sh` does not force a specific layout outside of
@ -123,20 +123,20 @@ work is starting to look like a book.
When starting work on a layout it is good to at least have a basic When starting work on a layout it is good to at least have a basic
understanding of the book's: understanding of the book's:
- structure and how it may change, - structure and how it may change,
- core templates, - general look (i.e. core templates),
- exceptions from the above. - exceptions from the above.
In most cases all of the above will change in one way or another during In most cases all of the above will change in one way or another during
the project's lifespan, and the main goal of this stage is to make this the project's lifespan, and the main goal of this stage is to make this
change as simple as possible -- it's all about providing the freedom to change as efgortless as possible -- it's all about providing the freedom
make changes instead of growing work invested and thus making change to make changes instead of growing the work invested and thus making
more and more expensive. change more and more expensive.
The first question is what is the _structure_ of the book we are making? The first question is what is the _structure_ of the book we are making?
Will it have chapters? How many? Text? how much, how should it be Will it have chapters? How many? Text? how much, how should it be
structured? How are we going to deal with the title? How are we going placed? How are we going to deal with the title? How are we going
to present the images, full bleed, no bleeds, small, big, one per page to present the images, full bleed, no bleeds, small, big, one per page
or multiple images, ...etc.? At this stage this is about the presentation or multiples, ...etc.? At this stage this is about the presentation,
the flow of the work and not about the actual design. How many typical the flow of the work and not about the actual design. How many typical
spreads (i.e. spread templates) should it have? A good number should be spreads (i.e. spread templates) should it have? A good number should be
small-ish, for example 3-4 spread templates is a good number, if you small-ish, for example 3-4 spread templates is a good number, if you